Delivery container



Oct. 2, 1934. E VERHQVEN 1,975,240

DELIVERY CONTAINER Filed June 2, 1935 a Sheets-Sheet 1 I fjwomtoc 1934- K. E. VERHOVEN DELIVERY CONTAINER 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 2, 1933 Oct. 2, 1934.. i v ov 1,975,240

DELIVERY CONTKINER Filed June 2, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 VIFII'IVAVI Z4 Kramer if. Vrfiouen Patented Oct. 2, 1934 I Kramer E. Verhoven, Monroe, Mic

The Consolidated Paper Company,

PATENT OFFICE 1,915.2 nauvaar comma minor to Monroe,

. Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application June 2, 1933, Serial No. 674,069

5 Claims. (01. 229-521 My invention has for its object to provide a shipping or delivery container that is strongly made to support the weight of material delivered or shipped in it, and having a minimum weight in itself so that it can container is formed of fiber board or corrugated paper ably it is formed from one or more may be shipped flat and readily be easily handled. The sheet material, .either of board. Prefersembled to produce an exceedingly light and strongly reenforced delivery box.

The invention also provides a box which may be produced at a struction and easily and rapidly The invention also has for its strong, durable low cost of conassembled.

vide a delivery box which is adapted for containing and delivering materials in breakable containers, or materials which, by their nature, must be kept separate from of delivery. The invention provi members that have slotted and each other in the course des partitioning dovetailed portions that interfit and form separate compartments or chambers into be inserted.

The invention locking the parts folded positions and which the materials may also provides means for inter-. which form the box in their for locking the partitioning members in their proper positions.

The invention also provides enforcing the box to to which it is subject materials and particularly for end portions to prevent bending distortion of the box when it is ried from one place to another.

Another object of the means for rewithstand the rough usage in the process of delivery of reenforcing the or breaking or shifted or carinvention is to provide a convenient cover for the box, which, by reason of its formation and use,

is particularly adapted to the box embodying my invention.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from examination of the drawings and the description The invention may be containe containers of different forms,

hereinafter set forth.

d in boxes and and to illustrate a practical application of my invention, I have chosen a box that is particularly adapted to the delivery of material contained in bottles as an of construction embodying particular formpf construcexample of a form my invention. The

tion selected and. partitioning and cover constructions therefor are shown in and in the accompanying description.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a box formed from corrugated paper broken away to show the cons board, a part being shown tructicn of the blanks that folded and as-.

Y sides 3 and the ends 4. object to proand 4 foldable with the drawings partitions of the box. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an end wall reenforcement member. Fig. 3 shows a blank from which the box shown in Fig. 1 may be formed. Fig. 4 is a view of the end parts of the box and of the end wall reenforcement member. Fig. 5 shows a metal reenforcing member.

The box is preferably constructed of corrugated paper board or fiber board. The parts that form the bottom, sides, and end walls are formed from the blank, cut and scored so that parts thereof may be folded to form the box shape The blank 1 is cut to form the bottom 2, the The sides 3 and the ends 4 are made foldable with respect to the bottom 2 by means of the score lines 5 and 6 respectively, which areof the well known type. The score lines 5 and 6 are made by depressing the board along the lines 5 and 6 to render the parts 3 respect Ito the bottom 2 within limited angular movements. Thus the score lines 5 and 6 permit the sides 3 and the end parts 4 to be folded to planes at substantially right angles to the bottome2.

The ends 4 each comprise two parts '7 and 8 separated by the double score lines 10 and 11.

The sides 3 are each provided with the parts 12, which are defined by the score lines 13 and foldable along the score lines to planes at substantially right angles to the sides 3. The sides 3 5 are also each provided with the side edge sections 14, which are foldable with respect to the sides 3 along the score lines 15.

To form the box from the cut and scored blank, the side edge sections 14 are folded along the 0 score lines 15 and stapled or stitched in any of the well known ways to the sides 3, as at 1'7. The sides 3 are folded along the lines 5 to planes at right angles to the bottom 2.

In order to eliminate bending or breaking ends of the box, and to reenforce the handle parts of the box, a sheet metal reenfcrcement member 18 is positioned between the side walls 3. The end wall reenforcement member 18 has the rings 19 0 projecting from it at substantially right angles. The wings 19 are inserted between the side walls 3 and the side edge sections 14 and maintained in position with respect to the side walls and the side edge sections by reason of the stapling or stitching as at 17.

The parts 12 are then folded at right angles to the sides 3 so as to overlap and come in close proximity to the end wall reenforcement member 18. The end parts 12 are preferably cut out as the ,fold over the. flanged portion 20 of the end wall reenforcement member 18. The parts 8 are brought into contact with the innermost of the parts 12. The parts 8 are preferably cut away, as at 21, to form an interengagement between the side edge sections 14 and the ends 4.

The parts 7, 8, and 12 are preferably of such dimension that the ends of the box are formed of four layers of corrugated board substantially throughout. To facilitate rapid assembly of the box, the width of the parts 8 is somewhat less than the width of the parts 7, as indicated at 22. If desired, the parts 7, 8, and 12 may be stapled or stitched together.

For convenience in handling the box when assembled, slots 24 of suitable size to form handle parts are cut in the parts forming the end of the box. The slots 24 are cut in the parts 7, 8, and 12, so that when the parts are folded, the slots register with each other. By reason of the quadruple thickness of corrugated board that is formed at the ends of the box, an exceedingly convenient handle is provided for manipulation of the box. I

Inasmuch as the slots 24 are located in the parts 7, 8, and 12, which are connected to the bottom and sides of the box, they provide efficient means for sustaining the weight of the contents of the box by reason of the fact that the bottom is sustained by the side walls and the end walls, and these parts contain the slots forming the handle parts and are supported when the box is lifted.

The slots forming the handle parts are greatly reenforced by the metal end wall reenforcement members 18, which permit the box to be dragged or carried at one end, the ends thus supporting the greater part of the weight of the contents of the box without causing the ends of the box to bend or break.

It is well known that in unloading containers from drays or trucks it is customary to drag the container to the edge of the vehicle in order that it may be easily grasped and swung to the ground by one end or delivered by carrying the box at one end. The metal end wall reenforcement member prevents bending or breaking of the end wall when the box is handled in this manner, permitting the box to be used over an indefinite period of time and rendering it as strong as the wooden boxes heretofore commonly used and more efficient than the wooden boxes by reason of .its light weight.

For further reenforcement of the box, and to prevent weakening of the parts, particularly those parts involved in the end of the box, by rough usage, the box may be provided with an addition al reenforeement member 26 which serves to maintain the ends of the box in parallel planes with respect to each other, notwithstanding the strain to which either end may be subjected in pulling or lifting the box.

The rod member 26 is preferably a substantially rigid metal strip or heavy wire and has end parts 27 bent at right angles to it which are inserted in the slots 28 of the flange portions 20 of the end wall reenforcement member 18. The ends 4 of the box are cut out as at 29 to permit insertion of the end parts 27 through the ends 4 and into the slots 28. When the box is dragged or carried by one end, the end part 27 is engaged by the end wall reenforcement member 18, and the rigidity of the reenforcement member 26 prevents distortiori of the box.

For delivering or shipping materials in breakable containers or other materials which, by their nature, should be maintained in separate compartments, the box may be provided with partitions of the nature disclosed in the structures and modifications described in my Co-pending application 657,822.

As shown in Fig. 1, a central, longitudinally extending partition, reenforcement, and cover part is provided bya pair of members 31., Each member 31 is scored along the score line 32 and bent to form a partition part 33 and a bottomreenforcing part 34 located at substantially right angles to the partition part 33. When the members 31 are positioned in the box, the partition parts 33 contiguous to each other and the bottom reenforcing ,parts 34 extending oppositely to each other to substantially the inner surfaces of the sides 3, covering and reenforcing the bottom 2 of the box, each of the members 31 forms an exceedingly rigid, load-sustaining L-construction.

The partition parts 33 have slots 35 adapted to receive and engage partitions 37. The parti tions 37 are slotted as at 38 and dovetail with the longitudinally extending partitions 39, which are slotted at 40. The partitions 37 are of a length and height such that they may be located below the edge of the flanged edge sections 14 and held in position by the flanged edge sections, as are the partitions 39 and the partitioning and reenforcing members 31 by reason of their interfitting and dovetailing with respect to the partitions 37.

If desired, the partition parts 33 may be provided with recesses 42 to give additional room for the user's hand when the box is carried. The additional room given by the recesses permits the user to obtain a firm grip on the handle parts of the box without interference with the partition parts, which is particularly advantageous when heavy materials are transported from one place to another.

In order to provide suitable cover parts, the members 31 are scored along the lines 46 to form cover parts 47, which are thus hingedly connected to the partition parts 33. The cover parts 47 are provided with flanged edge sections 48 which are bent at substantially right angles to the cover parts along the score lines 49. The widths of the cover parts 47 are such as to cause the flanged edge sections 48 to be frictionally engaged by the inner surfaces of the side edge sections 14, which will resist the tendency of the flanged edge sections 48 to return to the plane of the cover parts 47..

The rod 26 coincides with the score lines 4'7 of one of the cover parts 47 and thus maintains the part 38 in a plane at right angles to the bottomreenforcing parts 34 and prevents shifting of the cover part in transit.

If desired, a pair of parallel rods 26 having the protruding parts 27 may be supported in the slots 28 to maintain the parts 38 in a plane at right angles to the bottom-reenforcing parts 34 and prevent shifting of either of the cover parts.

If desired, the cover parts 4'7 may be provided with protruding end edge sections 50 that extend beyond the ends of the flanged edge sections 48 and may be placed on the quadruple thickness finger openings 51 for convenient manipulation of the covers in. opening and closing the box.

I claim: p .1. In abox formed of fibrous sheet material folded to have bottom, side, and folded end portions, ;the end portions having openings extending'through the folded parts of the end portions, to form handle parts,'a partitioning member extending from-one end of the box to the opposite end of the box and from the bottom of the box to above the said openings, the said partitioning member having recesses located at the said openings.

2. In a box formed of fibrous sheet material folded to have bottom, side, and end portions, the end portions having openings to form handle parts, a partitioning member extending from one end of the box to the opposite end of the box, a rod interconnecting the end portions, the partitioning member having flaps forming a cover to the box and foldable along the said rod.

3. In a box formedof fibrous sheet material folded to have bottom, side, and end portions, and having openings-extending through the end portions to form handle parts, rigid members connected to the end portions intermediate the openings and the edges of the end parts, a partitioning member extending from one end of the box to the opposite end of the box, parallel rods interconnecting the rigid members, the partitioning members having flaps forming a cover to the box and foldable along the said rods. 4. In a box formed of fibrous sheet material folded to have bottom, side, and end portions, the

end portions having foldable parts and registering openings extending through the folded parts of the end portions and forming box handles, the

said side portions having foldable parts, a rigid' member located within the folded parts of the end portions and having integrally formed end parts extending at right angles to the body parts of the rigid members and located within the folded parts of the side portions, one of the folded parts of each of the side portions operating to engage edge-wise with the edges of the folded parts of the end portions.

.5. In a box formed of fibrous sheet material scored and out to form bottom, side, and end portions, the end portions formed of two parts, the. side 'portions having end parts and reinforcing edge sections, the end portions foldable to enclose the parts of the side portions, each of the parts of the side portions having a length substantially the same as the width of the box, the parts of the end portions and the end parts of the side portions having registering openings located substantially centrally with respect to the width of the box and near the upper edges of the box and forming box handles, rigid sheet metal members located intermediate, the said openings and the edges of the ends of the box and having flanges located on the edges of the said end parts of the said side portions and enclosed within the said parts of the said end portions, the said rigid members having end parts bent at right angles to the body parts of the rigid members and located within the fold of the. edge sections of the side portions, the edge sections operating, when folded, to lock the said parts of the end portions in their folded positions.

' KRAMER E. VERHOVEN. 

